Polk County Middle School welcomed several new educators to its faculty for the 2026-27 school year as well as the return of one familiar face.Read More

Polk County Middle School's model bridge building team came tantalizingly close to capturing the school's seventh state championship Friday, finishing second at the NCDOT State Model Bridge Building Competition in Raleigh.Read More

Polk County Middle School's model bridge building team is headed to Friday's state championship after winning the Waynesville Regional competition in March, keeping alive hopes of capturing the school's seventh state title in the event.Read More

Tony McMinn, recently named Polk County Middle School's 2025 Teacher of the Year, has been appointed assistant principal at PCMS, bringing more than two decades of educational experience to the leadership role.Read More

Tony McMinn's social studies class was discussing major events that had occurred within students' lifetimes when a middle schooler posed a question that exemplifies why he teaches.Read More

For Crystal Lawter, the most rewarding part of her day comes in the simple moments when students stop by the Polk County Middle School office just to say good morning.Read More

Polk County Middle School students traded their classrooms for the outdoors Monday to learn about fall migration patterns during a guided bird walk.Read More

Sixth grade students from Polk County Middle School experienced two days of outdoor education at Chimney Rock Park on Sept. 10-11, with the trip fully funded by the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources Learning Happens Here field trip program.Read More

Leslie Meeks has discovered what makes Polk County Schools special through experience at four different campuses across the district.Read More

Polk County Middle School's Advanced Language Arts students recently stepped outside the classroom to discover how native plants serve as crucial rest stops along bird migration routes.Read More